This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 894 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 894 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the 20th and 21st century what is the third component in "The Order of Bards, Ovates and ..... "? A) Amazons. B) Wicca. C) Prelates. D) Druids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Druids. 2. What music is Wu-Tang Clan known for? A) Hong Kong rock. B) Hip hop. C) Hard rock. D) Chinese folk music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hip hop. 3. Which of these was a boxer born in 1958 and known as "The Hit Man" ? A) Thomas Hearns. B) Mike Tyson. C) Joe Frazier. D) Marvin Hagler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Hearns. 4. In June 2009, who was found dead in his room at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel in Bangkok, where he had gone to begin work on his role in the film "Stretch" ? A) John Carradine. B) David Carradine. C) Clint Eastwood. D) John Travolta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) David Carradine. 5. A particular song was copyrighted in 1935 by the Summy Company, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman. The company was purchased in 1990 by Warner Chappell for US$ 15 million, with the value of the song estimated at US$ 5 million. What is the song? A) For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. B) Happy Birthday to You. C) Auld Lang Syne. D) White Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy Birthday to You. 6. Which of these is a Hollywood film company that has the logo of a mountain? A) Paramount. B) New Line Cinema. C) 20th Century Fox. D) Columbia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paramount. 7. A home for music and intimate performance, well-established in Europe in the 19th century, flourishing in early 20th century, and attended by a wide cross-section of society, sparked a number of films. What was the name for the venue and style? A) Music hall. B) Soiree. C) Cabaret. D) Savoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabaret. 8. Who raised over £1, 000, 000 in donations for the Sport Relief Charity in July 2006 by swimming the English Channel? A) Jeremy Dyson. B) Stephen Merchant. C) Ronnie Corbett. D) David Walliams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David Walliams. 9. What wood or woods did the Stradivari family use in the construction of their exceptional stringed instruments? A) Ebony and rosewood. B) Spruce, willow and maple. C) Sycamore. D) Beech and spruce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spruce, willow and maple. 10. Which of these empires consisted mostly of Germany and northern Italy? A) British. B) Holy Roman. C) Ottoman. D) Byzantine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holy Roman. 11. Most of Georgette Heyer's romance novels were set in which period? A) 1920s. B) Victorian. C) Regency. D) 1950s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regency. 12. To whom does the nickname "Dubya" refer? A) William Wordsworth. B) George W. Bush. C) W C Fields. D) Willy Wonka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George W. Bush. 13. The Lufira River runs between the Mitumba Mountain range, which stretches along the Western Rift Valley in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and which other mountains and high plateaus to the west? A) Hoggar. B) Kibara. C) Loma. D) Guinea Highlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kibara. 14. Which of these countries is not one Marco Polo is recorded as having visited? A) Sumatra. B) England. C) China. D) Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England. 15. On 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard was elected to the leadership of her party and therefore became Prime Minister of Australia. Who was the previous Prime Minister? A) Bob Hawke. B) Kevin Rudd. C) Harold Holt. D) John Howard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin Rudd. 16. Which of these is an integer? A) The square root of 26. B) 2.6. C) 26 percent. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0. 17. For the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, 22 countries elected not to send diplomatic representation. What reason did 10 of them give? A) Cost. B) "Boycott", or, explicitly, human rights concerns. C) The representatives were not vaccinated against COVID-19 to the required standard. D) Political concerns at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Boycott", or, explicitly, human rights concerns. 18. Which of these gases is frequently used in refrigeration? A) Ammonia. B) Chlorine. C) Helium. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ammonia. 19. What was the first feature film made under its new persona by the studio formed from The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm? A) Toy Story. B) ReBoot. C) Chicken Little. D) Antz. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toy Story. 20. Who won his fourth Olympic gold medal with Paul MacDonald in 1988? A) Ian McKellen. B) Ian Fleming. C) Ian Paisley. D) Ian Ferguson. 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